Setting the Captives Free Prison Ministry

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From the Desk of the Maryland Justice Policy Institute, Inc.

Excerpts from article printed in April 2002 issue of S.T.C.F. Newsletter:

Information relevant to House Bill (HB839) the bill to prohibit the State of Maryland from collecting a commission on prison telephone calls. According to the article Maryland's Comissioner of Corrections, Mr. William Sondervan, provided Del. Joan Cadden with a letter citing the following statistical data:

1. The State of Maryland collected $7,386.610 in telephone money in FY 2001 (up from $6.6 million for FY 2000).

2. Telephone money made up 79.3% of the total FY 2001 income of Inmate Welfare Fund. This fact was allegedly hidden by including both the gross sales and the cost of goods purchased, instead of reporting the net income of the inmate commissary, which is $1,592,688.

3.The total FY 2001 income of the Inmate Welfare Fund (using the commissary's net income) was $9,317,540. In addition to the telephones and the commissary, there was $338,242 in income from "vending machine commissions".

4. The expenditures from the Inmate Welfare Fund account for FY 2001 came to $8,111,864, so that the DOC ended the year with a surplus in this account of $1,205,676.

5. According to Secretary Sondervan, the "expenditures are used to provide various goods and services that benefit the general inmate population." But he then goes on to say that all of these "goods and services are essential to the safe and efficient operation of DOC facilities." If his second statement is true, and I believe that it is, then these items should be paid for by the taxpayers of Maryland from the State's General Fund. The families of the prisoners have no special obligation to pay for the "safe and efficient operation of DOC facilities."

DOCs breakdown of the distribution of the Inmate Welfare Fund for FY 2001 is as follows:

$2,308,659 or 24.8% for "Chaplains, Nurses, etc. at institutions"

$2,129,112 or 22.9% for "Inmate Related Costs" [see DOC note below]

$1,741,176 or 18.7% for "Inmate Medical Services (contract/ staff)"

$730,513 or 7.9% for Inmate Education"

$420,062 or 4.5% for Inmate Grievance Office"

$336,315 or 3.6% for "Prisoner Litigation"

$314,850 or 3.4% for "Library Services & Books"

$232,177 or 2.5% for "inmate Wages"

$1,205,676 or 12.9% kept by DOC as a surplus.

[DOC Note]: Inmate related Costs includes routine welfare fund expenditures at correctional facilities including (1) Rental of video tapes, (2)Purchases of newspapers, (3)Recreational supplies and equipment.

The "inmate Related Costs" amount to about $90 per prisoner per year. According to the December 9, 2001 report of the Legislative Auditor, $518,427 of this $2.1 million was spent on "Recreation Supplies and Movie Rentals:, and another $499,896 was spent on "Gratuities and Welfare Kits", that is stamps, stationary and hygiene supplies provided to indigent inmates.

That would leave about $1 million for newspaper and magazine subscriptions and miscellaneous items.Perhaps some of this includes the OLA reported item of $524,023 spent for "Equipment and Repairs".

The "Inmate Wages" come to about $10 per prisoner. The gross income from the commissary ($13,163,701) exceeds the "Inmate Wages" by $12,931,524, which means that that the families of the prisoners must be contributing abot that amount to help support their loved ones in prison - not including the $7.3 extra that they are paying into the State for telephone service. Thus the families (are) paying over $20 million to DOC plus the cost of clothing and holiday packages that they send in.

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Welcome to Setting the Captive Free.

Ministry by website and newsletter, aimed at those who are incarcerated.

But, you don't have to be locked up or locked down to be in prison. Because, whatever has you bound, that is you prison.

I pray that this website and/or newsletter will find you in good health and having peace. That it will encourage your hearts and mind.

That it will bring hope, strength, wisdom, and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Moreover, we want to inform you of things going on in prisons within the State of Maryland, as well as prisons in other states.

We want to keep you abreast of new laws and policies that are being made and passed by the legislators.

Setting the Captive Free was given to me in a vision while I was incarcerated from November 1985 to 1988 at MCIW in Jessup, Maryland on three counts of Armed Robbery.

I had fourteen counts but was only charged with three. Sentenced to thirty years but only served 2 1/2 years on thirty.

During my time of incarcertion, I gave my life to Jesus Christ and God started moving in a mighty and powerful way.

I saw the conditions of the prison and how they were treating the inmates - as if they were some kind of animal; and how the devil was trying to destroy God's people."

I saw a need!

People shouldn't have been living in those kind of conditions, no matter what they've done.

We were still God's children and made in His image not animals.

So, I made a promise to Dod that if He would let me out of prison that I would do His will and come back into the prisons and help those still incarcerated.

Also, I was going to let the public know what was "really" going on behind prison walls.

On April 22, 1988, God opened my prison doors and Setting the Caprive Free Ministries began to bcome a reality, because I knew in my heart I had a vow to keep. And, right then, I knew that I would be back!

In the Fall of 1997, the baby was born, "Setting the Captive Free Ministries". God started opening prison doors for me to go in.

Also, I had the privilege of going on the air waves with Bishop Walter Barnes on WBGR radio station (860 AM); to give them hope over the air and to share my testimony of how Jesus set me free.

To be a Moses and bring His people out of Egypt, out of darkness. To lead them to the "Promise Land" To tell pharoah to let God's people go - to back off. To let the know that Dod don't have no respect of persons. What He did for me He will do the same thing for them. If you let Him, He will, in a mighty way.

God loves each and everyone of us. He will forgive you of all your sins if you confess your sins and accept Jesus Christ as your Savior.

There is nothing that ou have done that Jesus will not forgive you of except blasphemy.

And, I pray that you haven't done that!!

God is a God of a second chance.

Prison was made for the devil and his imps. Hell is his prison.

As a result of sine and the fall of man, prisons were established.

God don't want you locked up like a animal, He knows what it is like to be in prison; He was in prison Himself. The prison that He was in was worse than the ones of today.

So, He knows your pain, He sees your tears and has captured them in a bottle.

He knows what every tear means. He sees and hears your prayers even if it don't seem like He hears - He does.

All He wants you to do is to trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not unto your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your path. (Proverbs 3:5,6).

And cast all your cares upon HIm, for He careth for you (I eter 5:7).

Even if He slays you, you still have to trust in Him.

our life is just a testimony to help somebody else.

So, stay strong and trust God. Don't give up.

God is our reguge and strength, a very present help in trouble.(Psalms 46:1).

For we know that all things work together for good to them that love God. To them who are the called according to His purpose.

So, don't stop loving Him.

The question that that comes is:Are you called?

But, it wasn't until February 14,2000, that Setting the Captive Free Prison Ministry aired every Monday from 6:05 p.m. until 6:35 p.m. on WBGR (860 on your AM dial) where we bring out the truth about what is happening behind prison walls.

So, I would speak out for them because God has not and didn't give me the Spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a very sound mind.

The broadcast is no longer on the air do to them selling the radio station, however I can be reached at my p.o box or cell phone

Until then, may God Bless and Keep your Hearts and Minds in Perfect Peace.

Setting the Captive Free, Roxanne Horsey

SETTING THE CAPTIVES FREE PRISON MINISTRY
Essex, MD
phone: (443) 854-3821 • fax: (410) 687-3216

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